Communications Manager 12 Month Contract Jobs

Circa £68,000 per annum

Fixed Term – 12 months

Part home/Part office (London) based

UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.

This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as our Partnerships Legal Adviser.

This is a new Legal Adviser role providing surge support for the Legal Team’s Partnerships work. The Partnerships Legal Adviser will assist the Partnerships directorate in negotiating and managing contracts and improving legal processes and knowledge management in the Partnerships directorate. The Partnerships Legal Adviser is responsible for providing UNICEF UK with accurate and relevant advice.

We are looking for a qualified lawyer, with a valid practising certificate in the UK, that is experienced in working within a legal team (either in-house or in private practice) and is looking to use their excellent legal drafting, research, technical and negotiation skills to make a difference.

Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.

Closing date: 10am, Friday 15 November 2024.

First Round Interview Date: Monday 2 December 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).

Second Round Interview Date (if selected for a second-round interview): Thursday 5 December 2024 in-person at UNICEF UK, 1 Westfield London E20 1HZ.

In return, we offer:

· excellent pay and benefits (including flexible working, generous annual leave and pension, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)

· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role

· impressive open plan office space and facilities on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.

· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children around the world

Our application process: We use a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.

We anticipate most colleagues will work at least one or two days a week in the office at 1 Westfield London E20 1HZ and the rest of the time from home.  We will happily discuss other flexible options to suit your circumstances.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.

UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.

We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.

If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.

If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.

Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)

Summary

This is an exciting time for the Philanthropy and Partnerships team as we develop a rich and evolving portfolio of strategic projects that will appeal to a wide range of funders. As the Trusts and Statutory Officer, you'll play a crucial role in driving fundraising for our new strategic focus on key priorities identified by people living with diabetes.

You'll be responsible for bringing in income of circa £200,000 for the Trusts and Statutory team from a high-volume portfolio, with a view to increasing its value year on year.

We have a friendly and inclusive working environment here at Diabetes UK and are proud of our hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. This means that you can balance your working time between home and the office, subject to the needs of your role.

Interview(s) date: w/c 25th November 2024

Package

What we can offer you:

• Generous annual leave starting at 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time)
• A Cash Healthcare Plan (giving you up to £1,600 towards a range of out of pocket health expenses like new glasses, dentist, chiropractor or osteopath appointments)
• Early finish Friday and flexible working as part of our approach to activity based working (not applicable to roles with fixed shift patterns)
• 2 Days TOIL in recognition of fixed shift patterns (pro-rata for part-time)
• Discounts on gym membership
• Employee assistance programme to give you support on any issues that come up in life
• Annual season ticket loan* (on completion of your probation period and if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)
• Very active social scene including sport teams, gardening and other activities
• Generous pension provision, life assurance and income protection insurance
• Cycle to work scheme* (eligible for scheme if contract is permanent or longer than 12 months)

*Some benefits aren't available until you've passed your probation period and are dependent on the length of contract.

Main Responsibilities

You'll be responsible for building and maintaining the small trusts portfolio to maximise income generation (circa 200k), submitting bids under £20k and stewarding funders. You'll work closely with the Partnership Manager and the Prospect Research and Data Officer to identify funders and submit compelling proposals that accurately reflect both funder criteria and organisational funding priorities.

You'll work with colleagues across the charity to ensure grant conditions are met and deliver excellent stewardship practices.

Ideal Candidate

You'll be a highly organised individual, with experience of managing and delivering a high-volume trust portfolio.

You'll have excellent communication skills and will be able to prioritise workload and manage time effectively. Your naturally collaborative approach to team working is balanced by accountability and a proactive, independent attitude.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

A fantastic opportunity to lead the development and delivery of our Service Pledge programme, working with healthcare professionals and patients to improve experience of care in breast cancer services. You’ll manage a small team based across the UK as well as working closely with colleagues in services and policy to ensure people with breast cancer receive the best possible standards of care across the UK.

About you

As a strong project manager, you’ll be experienced in patient involvement and service improvement with excellent interpersonal and organisational skills. You’ll be confident managing a team working in a hybrid environment, supporting them to deliver long-term projects within agreed timelines and budget.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role has a flexible location, with the successful candidate being primarily based in one of our 4 offices (Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield). Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions, please contact the Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 6 November 2024

Interview date: Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 Novemserber 2024 (interviews will take place virtually via MS Teams)

The BHF Talent & Organisational Development team have ambitious goals to continue to grow an increasingly innovative, flexible, and agile culture to support our People Experience and the delivery of the BHFs strategy to 2030 and are recruiting an Organisational Change Specialist for a 12-month fixed term contract.

We are looking for someone with organisational change experience who can help us design and deliver effective culture change programmes that support our strategic objectives and adopt new ways of working. You will work with a variety of stakeholders across the organisation to understand their needs, challenges and aspirations.

You’ll have responsibility for the end-to-end change life cycle with a focus on the people side of change – delivering cultural and behavioural change, organisational design and development projects.

You will apply your knowledge and experience of change models and organisational design principles to develop and implement tailored solutions to address resistance and enable sustainable change. You will also use your project management skills to plan, monitor and evaluate the progress and impact of the change initiatives.

Working with internal stakeholders, you’ll deliver change management, organisation design and governance, cultural change and solutions that enable them to achieve their goals and better deliver their strategic objectives.

Working arrangements

Please note, this is a fixed term contract covering an internal secondment until Nov 2025.

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office.

At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. 

Need more help balancing your work and home life? Talk to us about what flexibility is available at the application or interview stage.

About you

We are looking for someone highly organised with previous organisational change experience. You’ll have strong interpersonal skills, able to build effective working relationships. IT proficient, you’ll be able to create engaging presentations and be confident presenting to stakeholders across the business.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Knowledge of change models and experience of supporting culture change programmes that adopt new ways of working
• Project management experience
• The ability to work across all levels of the organisation, building rapport and trust with diverse groups of people
• A proactive and positive can do approach
• Good facilitation and influencing skills
• Strong analytical skills and be solutions focused
• Expert communication skills

About us

We value and respect every individual’s unique contribution, celebrate diversity, and make inclusion part of what we do every day. 

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Strategy, Igniting Change, along with our internal EDI group, Kaleidoscope, and a growing number of employee network groups (our Affinity Groups), help us create an environment where all our colleagues and volunteers can succeed.

LOCATION - Remote with travel required across the UK

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding new role in 2024? Apply for the Learning and Development Manager role at homelessness charity Emmaus UK.

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. There are also 3 Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

We are seeking a Learning and Development Manager to work with the Director of Partnerships and Federation Development to develop an ambitious learning and development strategy for Emmaus UK.

As a hands-on Learning & Development Manager, you will play a critical role in developing the skills, knowledge, and capabilities of employees, companions, volunteers and trustees across the Emmaus Federation and within Emmaus UK.

Your primary focus will be on developing and delivering effective learning interventions, programs and initiatives that align with the goals of Emmaus and support the growth and development of its people.

You will have the opportunity to make a significant impact on the growth and development of employees, companions, volunteers and trustees, contributing to a positive learning culture, and supporting the overall success of the federation. Your role will involve supporting the development and delivery of strategic plans, programme design and implementation, stakeholder management, and continuous evaluation and improvement of learning initiatives.

This role is home-based, with some travel required across the UK.

Who are we looking for?

We are looking for a high-performing Learning and Development Manager, with experience working in a learning and development role, including experience of delivering training in-person and online to a range of stakeholders.

The successful applicant will be able to deliver effective and engaging learning and development programmes and will have experience of identifying and analysing learning and development needs, developing relevant approaches and evaluating effectiveness, developing a strong culture of continuous improvement across Emmaus UK and the wider federation.

This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone who thrives working with different people and pursuing new opportunities.

What we offer

· £37,878 pro rata (based on a standard working week of 37.5 hours)

· Working hours: 5 days per week, Monday – Friday

· Contract: Permanent

· Pension: Stakeholder pension with employer contribution

· Annual leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays + 3 concessionary days leave

· Training & development: Individually tailored induction. Ongoing training and development

· Volunteering: 2 days allowance each year

· Employee assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

· Flexible working: Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

· Life assurance: Death in service lump sum of 3 x salary

To apply

To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by 12pm on Friday 1st November 2024.

Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.

Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 13th November.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us.

Equal Opportunities

Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristic, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for our roles, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

Are you an experienced fundraiser with a track record of securing and managing large grants? Do
you enjoy finding creative and proactive ways to build relationships with new and existing
funders? We’re looking for a talented fundraiser to join us. Reporting to the Development Director
and working closely with our project leads, this role will be a crucial addition to our mission-driven
team. Individuals who are passionate about public interest journalism and its power to drive real-
world change are encouraged to apply.

About the Bureau
The Bureau is the UK’s largest independent non-profit investigative journalism organisation. In the
last year, our investigations were published in over 100 countries across local, national,
international, specialist, TV and digital platforms. Our four global investigative teams work with
reporters around the world on priority cross-border issues – environment, health, corruption and
big tech. In addition, our UK-focused Bureau Local team uses an innovative community-led
approach to cover issues like insecure work, migrant rights and family courts, amplifying the voices
of underrepresented communities. Founded in 2010, we’ve grown from a small group of
journalists to a diverse team delivering hard-hitting investigations that have prompted inquiries,
sparked legal challenges and informed policy change in the UK and across the world.

Our fundraising
At the Bureau, our funders and supporters are vital. We are almost entirely funded through grants
and donations so – put simply – without their support, we wouldn’t be here.

Although our supporters may come from different backgrounds or have varied priorities, they all
share a common goal: tackling the issues across our society that are eroding democracy and
driving inequality. They support our work to hold those in power accountable, uncover new
evidence to support positive change, and empower citizens.

The Bureau has experienced significant growth over the past three years, increasing our annual
income to £2.8m and expanding to a team of more than 40 people. While the majority of our
income comes from grants, there is strong potential for further fundraising growth, and we are
actively working to diversify our funding streams beyond trusts and foundations.

This is an exciting time to join The Bureau as we continue to build on our strong relationships with
existing supporters while exploring new funding opportunities.

Role and Responsibilities:
Support from trusts and foundations is our main source of philanthropic income so we are looking
for somebody with experience in grants fundraising who can quickly apply their skills and
expertise. You’ll work closely with our Development Director to report to and liaise with current
funders, manage a pipeline of prospects and submit successful applications to secure new grants.
In addition, you will support in building a major donor programme to diversify and strengthen our
funding base. You will collaborate with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, from impact
producers to reporters to finance and operations, in a supportive and welcoming culture that
values teamwork and shared success.

As an excellent communicator, you will be able to take complex issues and translate them into
clear, compelling narratives that resonate with funders and stakeholders. You will also be
passionate about building strong relationships with our funders and supporters.

While experience in high-net-worth fundraising would be a valuable bonus, it is not essential. You
don’t need to have raised funds for non-profit media before, but you do need to be excited by our
work and able to express The Bureau’s key areas of work and impact in an accessible, accurate and
compelling way. We’re a small team, so you’ll need the willingness to pitch in on fundraising tasks
– big or small – to ensure The Bureau is in the best possible position to pursue its mission.

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent fundraiser with a demonstrable track record of 3+ years’ experience successfully raising significant funds for charities or non-profits and managing relationships with funders (foundations - essential, high net worth individuals - desirable);
• Strong background in managing grants admin, including due diligence and processing agreements;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to speak and write English fluently;
• Great analytical skills, with experience in researching and identifying new funding sources for various projects;
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities;
• Experience of working with databases and funding pipelines;
• Exceptional time management skills, a professional attitude, and meticulous attention to detail;
• Resourceful and able to think creatively with strong problem-solving skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to collaborate at all levels across the organisation.
• Experience in securing funds for journalism, social justice, civil society, human rights, or related causes is desirable but not essential;
• We envisage this as a full-time, primarily hybrid working role, working from our London office two/three times a week.

Salary and contract
Salary: £40k- £46k depending on experience
Contract: Permanent
Location: London (hybrid working)
Reporting to: Development Director

Benefits - what we offer

• 25 days annual leave
• Additional gifted leave during the Christmas festive break
• Flexible working arrangements
• Hybrid working
• EAP - Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay after 12 months of service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme

How to apply
The Bureau is committed to being an equal-opportunity employer. We strive to create a
welcoming, diverse, inclusive, and adaptable environment where people are encouraged and
supported to achieve their best. We welcome applications from those belonging to groups
traditionally under-represented in the media. You don’t need to tick every box in this ad – we are
committed to hiring people with potential. If you feel like you lack some specific experience but
have the necessary drive and passion, please don’t be deterred from applying or getting in touch
with any questions.

Potential candidates should send a CV and cover letter. 

If you need support with your application, such as reasonable adjustments, or want to ask any questions about the job before applying, please find our Fundraising Manager email on hiring page.

You must have the right to live and work in the UK.

The deadline for application is Tuesday 5th November 2024 and we aim to schedule interviews week commencing 11th November or 18th November 2024.

Please also fill out our anonymous equality monitoring form on our page linked below, so we can better track who we
are reaching.

Our values

Just: We are committed to pursuing what is right. We act with integrity and fairness to bring
injustice to light.

Honest: We deal plainly and truthfully with each other and what we uncover. We reveal the truth
even when it is uncomfortable.

Courageous: We aim to break new ground. We are ambitious, tenacious, and innovative.

Inclusive: We seek to build equity. We embrace diversity, different experiences, and perspectives.

Collaborative: We believe people are stronger when they work together. We take a collective approach to how we tackle problems, share skills, and enable change.

Important Note: Due to the nature of the role we will only consider applications from candidates based in or around Birmingham.

People’s Economy aims to build the agency and power of people facing injustice and working for social change so that they have the expertise, capabilities and resources to develop their own analysis of how the economic system is a root cause of the injustice they face, develop strategies to change it and then take action with others. Our vision is for a world with economies that meet the needs and priorities of people currently experiencing economic injustice.

We are looking for people who are: passionate about addressing economic injustice, hold a deep knowledge and connection to Birmingham and are capable of working with and supporting changemakers and community groups across the city.​

We have worked in Birmingham for five years and the need and urgency for our work is greater than ever, with the many live grassroots campaigns across Birmingham mobilising people to come together to save libraries, youth services and social housing. We know that a shared root cause of all of these crises is the city’s economic system. 

This role leads our work across Birmingham to help build our collective capacity to analyse, strategise and take action for economic system change in the city. It will coordinate our Programme team to deliver different initiatives that support a growing movement for economic justice across the city - particularly focused on building support and engagement amongst grassroots changemakers and communities experiencing economic injustice. It will manage projects and resources, conduct programme development and delivery, oversee outreach and partnerships, changemaker recruitment and contribute to fundraising - ultimately play a key role in shaping our regional impact. This position is crucial in coordinating our work across Birmingham and driving meaningful collaboration with local and national stakeholders, in particular working collaboratively with Economic Justice Brum, a long term initiative working on local economic systems change.

Online Open House

Come and meet us! We are hosting an online open house on Monday October 28th at 12pm for anyone who is interested in hearing more about the roles we’re currently hiring for or what People’s Economy is all about.

You can use this space to ask any questions you might have about the role, find out more about the organisation and meet some of our staff team. Curious?  This will be hosted as a webinar and questions can be submitted via the Q&A function so you will be able to remain anonymous unless you choose to unmute or turn on your video to ask a question.

Sign up here:https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_w2oUR_ckS6ycbSMqExXrkw#/registration 

Job Description

Birmingham Programme Development

• Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, lead the translation of People’s Economy’s strategy into a programme of work in Birmingham
• Working closely with the Programme Director and the Programme Team, identify the resources People’s Economy needs to deliver its strategy in Birmingham and contribute to fundraising for the organisation’s programme of work in Birmingham
• Working closely with Programme Director lead outreach and relationship building with community and civil society partners, including members of the Economic Justice Brum
• Working closely with the Head of Community, lead the development of People’s Economy’s programme of outreach and relationship building with changemakers in Birmingham including current grassroots campaigns such as Save Birmingham, Save Birmingham Youth Service (SBYS), Ladywood Unite, Save Druids Heath and the Birmingham Fair Housing Campaign.

Birmingham Programme Delivery

• Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the delivery of People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham and ensure it is well embedded, integrated and supportive in the local economic justice landscape
• Play a leading role in our collaborative work with Economic Justice Brum ensuring consistent coordination, support and relational working
• Lead our work on developing and delivering a creative communications plan for Economic Justice Brum, as People’s Economy is its appointed communications partner
• Lead on organising the logistics and resources required to effectively deliver People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham 
• Working closely with the Programme Team, coordinate the monitoring, evaluation and learning of People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham
• Working closely with the Programme Team, recruit and onboard changemakers from Birmingham to opportunities within People’s Economy’s training and support programmes
• With support from the Head of Training, contribute to the delivery of learning and skills sessions when appropriate
• Facilitate spaces and workshops for our changemakers, partners and other stakeholders
• Maintain relationships with changemakers from Birmingham while they are involved in People’s Economy’s programmes and act as a key point of contact

Supporting other work strands

• Feed into the development and implementation of other work strands including community building and the organisational communications strategy

Managing projects and people

• Work with the Head of People and Operations to recruit freelancers to help deliver People’s Economy’s programme work in Birmingham
• Line manage freelancers contributing to People’s Economy’s programme of work in Birmingham, and any staff roles which (in future) report to Programme Manager Birmingham
• Manage (or contribute to) non-programme projects that contribute to achieving People’s Economy’s goals, as agreed with the Programme Director
• Work collaboratively with the Programme Team to ensure a joined-up approach across People’s Economy’s work Financial management and income generation
• With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for programme work in Birmingham
• With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders

Financial management and income generation

• With support from the Programme Director, develop and manage budgets for programme work in Birmingham
• With support from the Programme Director, contribute to income generation by leading the development of agreed identified opportunities, including by holding key relationships with existing and potential funders

For full role description and person specification see attached application pack

Project Officer 

Salary:£18,000p.a. pro-rata (£30,000p.a. FTE)                            

We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off, 8% employer pension contributions, a core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.

Contract:  12 months fixed term

Hours: 21 Hours per week (we are flexible with how this may work for you) 

Location: Office/hybrid based, within the borough of Kirklees

Keep Britain Tidy is the nation’s favourite environmental charity, campaigning on a range of environmental issues, effecting change at both a local and national levels. 

We are seeking a dynamic and friendly project officer to oversee the day-to-day delivery of a community engagement and behaviour change campaign in Kirklees.

This 12 month project, reporting in to the project manager is a partnership between food and drink manufacturers, local government and our charity.

Working in a busy marketing and communications team, the project officer will work to understand and engage local communities through research, engage community leaders to adopt and amplify our campaign and understand the impact of our work, and work with stakeholders on the ground. You will organise events, materials, reports and updates, but first and foremost, you will be the face of our charity within the community.

This is an exciting role within a fast-paced charity. You will have a proven track record in community/ grass roots engagement, event management and all round organisation.

All our roles benefit from generous holiday entitlements and pension contributions, including the opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme and to receive extra days leave for using alternatives to flights. If you have any special requirements for interview just let us know.

If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description. After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please apply here: XXX

As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions, submit your CV and complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.

Please submit your application before the closing date.

The deadline for applications is 09:00, Monday 11 November 2024

For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on  27, 28 or 29 November 2024

If you require an in person interview, please let us know.

We have signed the pledge to always #ShowTheSalary for the roles that we advertise.

We are proud winners of the Working Families’ Best Small Employer Award 2021.

No agencies please.

Job Title: Technical Security Manager
Reporting to: Director of IT and Security
Contract: Six-month fixed term contract
Hours: Full-time
Salary: £60 - £65k FTE depending on experience
Base: Hybrid, home and minimum two days per week in London office 
Job purpose: To operate our information security management system and maintain Mental Health Innovations’ ISO 27001 certification
Closing Date: 8th November 2024, 5pm

Key Responsibilities 

• Building and maintaining excellent relationships with team leads across the organisation to raise awareness of security and work through issues
• Deputising for the Director in security matters as required
• Operation of the ISMS and Data Protection processes
• Managing risk register, preparing for management review meetings
• Developing/maintaining controls and ensuring they are implemented across the organisation
• Refining our security KPIs and maintaining them
• Proposing actions from KPIs, events and incidents and coordinating resultant work
• Working with the Director to track threats and vulnerabilities, evaluate risk levels and progress treatment plans
• Ensuring secure endpoint and cloud posture
• Working with the team to plan consultancy days; e.g. work items requiring deep knowledge of a specific security domain or a technical specialist
• Monitoring our processes and suggesting improvements Proposing and progressing other continuous improvement work
• Feeding into training and awareness programmes and improving security culture
• Preparing for audits and carrying out remediation work
• Working with the Director to create, maintain and manage policies and ensure compliance
• Planning and participating in incident response exercises
• Managing major incidents and conducting post mortems/reviews

Person Specification

Essential

• Experience of risk management
• Working knowledge of security standards and frameworks, particularly ISO 27001
• Knowledge (and preferably experience) of GDPR and DPA 2018
• Experience of incident management
• Excellent knowledge of high level security concepts and best practice
• Excellent documentation skills, including policies and standards
• Knowledge of the following areas (deeper experience of one or more preferred):
• Endpoint security
• Network security
• Cloud security
• Application security
• Identity and access management
• Secure distributed working practices
• Excellent written and verbal communicator
• Ability and desire to learn new tools, skills and consider other perspectives
• Growth mindset. Comfortable performing a wide range of activities, including stretching to new skill/experience areas
• Ability to manage own time, confirm priorities and expectations
• Independent worker who knows when to ask questions
• Comfortable working with the wider team and organisation
• Comfortable dealing with ambiguous situations and objectives

Desirable

• Professional qualifications, such CompTIA+, CISSP, CCSP, ISO 27001 Auditor
  Exposure to ITIL (ITIL Foundation or higher preferred)
• Experience in one or more of the following:
  • Cloud (AWS preferred)
  • Salesforce
  • SSO & federated identities
  • Network security, SASE & VPNs
  • Endpoint security
  • Infrastructure security and best practices
  • Working knowledge of encryption technologies
  • Password management and access control
  • Security training and awareness
  • Secure distributed working practices
  • Securing domains
• Detection and response, with excellent troubleshooting skills
• Working knowledge of one or more of these tools/products:
  • Salesforce
  • JIRA & Confluence
  • Mac/iOS & ChromeOS
  • Windows/Office365
  • Google Workspace
• Creative thinker, but understands the importance of seeing a piece of work through to the end and on time
• Decisive, proactive, knows when to check the boundaries

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants.

North East Wales Mind, a progressive mental health organisation that supports people experiencing mental health difficulties to flourish, is seeking an experienced and ambitious Service Manager to play a key role in driving the success and strategic development of our community mental health services and form part of organisation’s senior leadership team. 

The service manager will lead service improvement through proactive and innovative approaches, fostering solutions that meet evolving needs and challenges. This will include embedding a Trauma Informed approach throughout our work, enabling the organisation to become a Trauma Enhanced organisation as outlined in the Trauma Informed Wales Framework.

They will be responsible for developing and managing the delivery of high-quality services, overseeing staff and volunteers, producing insightful reports, building and maintaining strong external relationships, and ensuring the voice and influence of people who use our services are at the heart of decision-making. This will include the development of co-production initiatives. By working collaboratively across the system, you will contribute to the long-term sustainability and reach of our services across North East Wales. Alongside you will be responsible for delivering a range of low level psychological therapy, trauma informed interventions and evidence-based techniques. 

Are you an experienced Project Manager with a talent for driving results through collaboration?

Join a leading professional body as a Project Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract, leading a high-impact review of an essential examination framework. You'll work with senior stakeholders and specialists from diverse fields to ensure this review meets its ambitious goals, ensuring the exam continues to meet vital training requirements.

Benefits - Project Manager:

• Salary: £34,416 per annum
• Location: Central London
• Working arrangements: Hybrid - 1 day per week office based, pro-rated across 4 weeks
• Travel: Occasional travel required for in-person meetings across the UK
• Employment type: 12-month fixed term contract
• Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
• Proposed start date: ASAP, pre-new year if possible

About the organisation - Project Manager:

This leading professional body is embarking on a significant professional review project, ensuring alignment of key examination standards with training requirements. By joining this team, you'll play a key role in advancing the organisation's mission to uphold excellence, integrity, and collaboration across the profession.

About the role - Project Manager:

As the Project Manager, you'll coordinate a structured review, ensuring clear project scope, timelines, and deliverables. Working closely with the Director of Exams, you will manage various workstreams with a team of 15-20 contributors, including clinical and training leads. Your expertise will help to drive the project forward, tracking key milestones, budget adherence, and quality standards throughout.

Key responsibilities - Project Manager:

• Implement established project plans, ensuring timely progress across all phases.
• Facilitate engagement with senior stakeholders, external consultants, and working groups of 5-10 people.
• Maintain project documents, budgets, risk registers, and Gantt charts for seamless project execution.
• Act as the main point of contact, ensuring clear and consistent updates for all contributors and stakeholders.
• Track project performance, provide regular updates, and proactively address any challenges to stay within scope.

Skills / Experience required - Project Manager:

• Demonstrated experience in project management, ideally within education, awarding, professional or healthcare sectors
• Skilled in using project planning software, with a solid grasp of risk management and budget tracking
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders and summarise complex information
• Detail-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines consistently
• Knowledge of postgraduate education, particularly within medical or healthcare fields, is advantageous

To apply:

• CV only, no covering letter required.

Interview process:

• The interview process will be a single stage, likely including a presentation outlining your approach to managing the review.

Deadline for applications:

• We encourage early applications to support the project's timeline, aiming for a start date before Christmas.
• Interviews will commence as soon as suitable candidates are identified.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

• In this role you will contribute to the development and launch of a new peer to peer support service for families at risk of, or experiencing mild perinatal mental health issues.
• You will process referrals received from partner organisations and arrange for the correct support (or signposting to other services) to be provided.
• You will work on a one to one basis with families, meeting with them weekly for up to 6 months to ensure they are receiving appropriate practical help and emotional support.
• Assist with the recruitment, training (initial and ongoing) and ongoing supervision of prospective volunteers.
• To represent Home-Start Croydon at external meetings relating to the support provided to families.
• Ensure accurate record keeping for all projects and activities.
• Support external communications about our work by creating content for our website and social media.

Purpose of the job

 The Evaluation & Learning Manager will work closely with the Assistant Director of Research & Impact and internal/external colleagues. You will help the organisation make good decisions and influence others – informed by the best available evidence, analysis of the charity’s impact, learning from organisations, youth practitioners and young people.

 You will be responsible for the day-to-day management and delivery of a portfolio of evaluation and learning projects. This will involve conducting research in-house, as well as managing external research partners. You can also expect to have line management responsibility for a direct report and should work closely with other members of the Impact Function to improve our ways of working and meet the organisation’s system change ambitions.

 The Impact Function will not evaluate programmes in isolation but rather help to build a cumulative knowledge base that proves and improves the impact of UK Youth’s activities and youth work more generally. Learning and knowledge management is a major component of this role and you will ensure that insights are easily understood and applied to have real world impact.

Experience we're after

• Significant experience of using quantitative and/or qualitative and/or mixed research methods to conduct evaluations of interventions in community settings

• Significant experience of managing projects and coordinating effectively with internal and external stakeholders

• Experience of working with large datasets and conducting descriptive and inferential data analysis

• Experience of using qualitative research methods with young people

• Experience of working with external research and/or evaluation partners

• Experience of supporting others to use data and evidence to inform their decision making through creative and persuasive comms, engagement and dissemination.

  Who we are

  UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

  UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

  Why work at UK Youth? 

  UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that theyouth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes. UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to massinequality of access to youth services for young people.

  What we can offer you

  We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:

  • Flexible/Agile Working

  • 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)

  • Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity

  • Other training available in support of your personal and professional development

  • Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)

  • Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary

  • Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally

  • 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.

  • IT equipment provided for the duration of contract

  • CycleScheme and TechScheme

  How to apply

  If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application.

  Closing date: Friday 1st November 2024 at 11:59pm (Midnight)

  Interview date(s) proposed: W/c 11th November 2024

  **Please note that this opportunity is a 12 Month Fixed Term Contract and not a permanent role at present.

As Supporter Care Manager you will play a key role in Viva’s Fundraising & Engagement team, building relationships with and providing exceptional supporter care to our donors – including individuals, churches and community groups. Your high level of organisation, strong administrative skills and love of engaging with a variety of people will ensure that Viva’s supporters have an excellent and personalised experience of Viva.  Through all this you will play a vital role in making it possible for Viva to achieve its goal of enabling more children to live life in all its fullness.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Supporter communication: engaging with donors by email, letters, phone or in person.

· Supporter care administration: ensuring accuracy in reporting and recording donations.

· Supporter engagement: coordinating supporter events (e.g. our monthly prayer Zoom meeting), representing Viva at church services and managing our presence at events.

· Fundraising & Engagement team support: supporting team communication and the Director for Fundraising & Engagement in team administration.

Operations and office support: ensuring Viva’s UK office runs smoothly.

This role will suit you if you:

• enjoy engaging with supporters and building relationships
• are highly organised, thrive on accuracy and have a keen eye for detail
• are quick to learn and engage with systems and data
• would love to join a welcoming, creative, supportive and international team

This is a full- or part-time role for Viva, located at our Oxford office in the UK with the option to also work at home. Some working time will be needed in the office on a weekly basis, but the exact split of office/home working time can be decided in conversation between the successful candidate and line manager.

Take a look at the full job description and person specification in the information pack and, if this is you, then apply today to be part of this incredible work, making a real and lasting difference for children.